Donald Trump has apparently gotten away with posing as his own publicist ‘John Barron’ many times before

Donald Trump repeatedly denied ever posing as his own publicist on Friday. But in court in 1990, Trump testified under oath that "On occasion I used that name" when asked about being Barron. (CHRIS TILLEY/REUTERS)

WASHINGTON — He's a real Don/John.

Donald Trump's lengthy interview posing as a publicist for himself, published by the Washington Post on Friday, is just one of a number of times he seemingly claimed to be either John Miller or John Barron.

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Trump repeatedly denied ever posing as his own publicist on Friday. But in court in 1990, Trump testified under oath that "On occasion I used that name" when asked about being Barron.

Here are some other highlights from over the decades when Trump seemingly used a pseudonym — and got away with it.

"John Barron" thought other owners should help him pay for a quarterback who was having a lousy season for his failing New Jersey football team:

"'When a guy goes out and spends more money than a player is worth, he expects to get partial reimbursement from the other owners,' said Trump spokesman John Barron, adding that Trump signed [DOUG]Flutie 'for the good of the league.'"

— Newsweek, April 1985

"John Barron, a vice president of the Trump Organization, said the New Jersey owner wanted the other owners to honor an oral agreement reached earlier this year before Trump signed Flutie to a five-year contract worth between $5 and $8 million."

— Washington Post, April 1985

"John Barron" said Trump would fight a judge's ruling delaying construction on one of his sites:

"A judge said yesterday that Donald Trump, the New York real-estate developer, had tried to 'harass' a tenant into moving out of a Central Park South building Mr. Trump owns ... Mr. Trump said through a spokesman that he would appeal the decision. The spokesman, John Barron,said Mr. Trump wanted tenants to move out of the 15-story apartment tower, at the corner of Central Park South and the Avenue of the Americas, so that it could be demolished and replaced with another building."

— New York Times, November 1983

"John Barron" says Trump won't buy the Cleveland Indians:

"Spokesman John Barron said Trump 'has not bought the Indians and will probably not buy the Indians.'"